Interested residents have the right to speak at any/every meeting of the Village Council

Monday - October 7, 2019: 

I have been asked whether Residents will be able to speak at the Special Council meeting set for (tonight), Monday, October 7, 2019, at 6:50 PM. The short answer is “YES”. Section 286.0114(2) provides: “Members of the public shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard on a proposition before a board or commission.”

Note that the single substantive agenda item is in fact noticed as "3. RESOLUTION WITH PUBLIC COMMENT." Kudos to our Village Attorney and Clerk for the proper notice of this meeting (as provided by agenda - I do not recall receipt of a courtesy e-mail on this special meeting).

I remain proud that under my terms as Mayor, Palmetto Bay always had a section of the agenda for Public Comment from our very first agenda. 

Were you aware that while the Florida Sunshine Law has long granted the public a right of access to such meetings, there was no general requirement for public comment until 2013, when the legislature enacted F.S. 286.0114.

Section 286.0114(2) provides: “Members of the public shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard on a proposition before a board or commission.”

Eugene Flinn